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Devils take a thriller

BURLINGTON -- It was a see-saw affair the whole way, but when the dust cleared the Burlington High football team had eked out a 20-18 win over Melrose to improve to 5-1 overall.

Anthony Cruz scored all three touchdowns for Burlington in a command performance.

Cruz started the scoring for the Red Devils with a 15-yard touchdown run in the first quarter, after Burlington's defense had shut down a Melrose drive. Burlington went 75 yards on 12 plays in the scoring drive.

But Melrose came back quickly and went 71 yards in three plays, capped by a 56-yard touchdown run by Anderson. Both extra points were missed and the score stood at 6-6.

The teams then traded turnovers, before Burlington's Cruz scored his second touchdown of the game behind some great blocking by Marcus Odiah, putting the score at 13-6 with 30 seconds left in the half.

In the second half, the teams again traded turnovers and huge defensive stops, before Melrose scored on a touchdown pass from the 8 yard line. The Red Raiders missed the extra point, however, and trailed 13-12.

On Burlington's next drive, Cruz scored on a 39-yard run on a critical third-down, making it 20-12 with time running out.

Melrose came down quickly and scored on a passing play from 36 yards out, but was unable to convert their two-point try. Then the Red Raiders recovered the onside kick and drove down to the Burlington 30, before time ran out.

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